Švaby Surname

11,742,229th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Czechia
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Švaby Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Švaby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422

The alternate forms: Šváby (55), Svaby (15), Sváby (23) & Śváby (3) are calculated separately.

Švaby Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Švaby Come From? nationality or country of origin

Švaby is carried by more people in Czechia than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as: Šváby, Svaby, Sváby or Śváby. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Švaby? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 11,742,229th most prevalent surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. Švaby occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Švaby live; 100 percent live in Eastern Europe and 100 percent live in West Slavic Europe.

The last name Švaby is most commonly held in Czechia, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 10,633,469. In Czechia Švaby is primarily found in: Liberec Region, where 100 percent live. Excluding Czechia this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in Slovakia, where 50 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Šváby9355/
Svaby9315/
Švab89857/
Sváby8723/
Śváby873/
Švabu8027/
Švabe801/
Švabić73347/
Švabič731/
Švabis731/
Šváb671,456/
Svab67668/
Žvab67270/
Švub67241/
Švob6778/
Zvabaya6766/
Šveb6716/
Shvabyi6710/
Zvab676/
Švúb673/
Xvab672/
Zvby671/
Zvabayo671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Švaby
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